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Beginning this year, financial and insurance companies in the state of New York will have to comply with some of the country’s most stringent and far-reaching cybersecurity regulations. In September, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the new rules, which are meant to protect consumers, companies, and our financial infrastructure from the growing threat of cyberattacks. The regulations in their…

Mathematics is an integral (no pun intended) part of information security and cryptography. The RSA cryptosystem is one of many examples—its foundation is based on mathematics. The core security of RSA is based on the practical difficulty of factoring the product of two very large prime numbers, known as the factoring problem. In elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), its security is based on the…

During the U.S. presidential debate on September 26, the moderator asked the two candidates to address the following topic: Our institutions are under cyber attack, and our secrets are being stolen. So my question is, who’s behind it? And how do we fight it? The very fact that this topic has moved beyond IT whiteboards and corporate boardrooms and into the national Situation Room indicates that we…

No entity is immune from a cyber attack. A successful, jaw-dropping cyber assault against a seemingly impenetrable target occurred again last month. This time, the humbled target was the National Security Agency, the nation’s premier electronic eavesdropper. Three hundred megabytes of sophisticated code developed by the NSA to penetrate computer security systems was posted online for all to see. …

We here at RSA Conference are continually striving to bring you excellent content year-round. Whether it's videos from your favorite conference sessions or blog posts from industry experts who can help you solve your toughest cybersecurity issues, we've got your back. What were your favorite RSA Conference blog posts and videos in the month of August this year? Top Blog Posts 1. Dissed by NIST:…

Bitcoin is a topic that evokes a sort of whodunit to many people. Created by an international man of mystery named Satoshi Nakamoto, it leads many to think this is a protocol that lends itself to a John Grisham novel. Many even think Bitcoin is a government conspiracy. But none of that could be further from the truth. As in introduction, Bitcoin is a digital currency and payment system created by…

RSA Conference Asia Pacific & Japan 2016 promises to be incredibly valuable for our attendees this year. More details on our stellar agenda continue to be added almost daily with care being taken to assure our delegates get maximum value for the investment they are making to attend. We are particularly pleased to welcome many top-rated—we refer them to rock stars at RSA Conference!—speakers to the…

We here at RSA Conference are continually striving to bring you excellent content year-round. Whether it's videos from your favorite conference sessions or blog posts from industry experts who can help you solve your toughest cybersecurity issues, we've got your back. What were your favorite posts and videos in the month of April this year? Top Blog Posts 1. Executive Hotel Rooms Are a Hacker’s…

I recently signed up for the TSA Global Entry Pre-Check program, because as I'm going to be traveling for RSA Conference, I'll be spending quality time at JFK for more than just vacations. Why is this information I'm sharing with you on World Password Day 2016? Just two days after I created my account on the government's site, I was notified via email that there was a change in my application…